США
Russian edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): [sɛ ʂɛ ˈa] (phonetic respelling: сэ-ше-а́) (in careful speech)
Audio (file) - IPA(key): [sɨ ʂ(ɨ) ˈa] (phonetic respelling: сэ-ш(е)-а́) (in regular speech)
- IPA(key): [sʂa] (colloquial)
Audio (file)
Proper noun edit
США • (SŠA) m inan pl (indeclinable)
- initialism of Соединённые Шта́ты Аме́рики (Sojedinjónnyje Štáty Amériki): USA (a country in North America)
Usage notes edit
- The traditional pronunciation uses the colloquial pronunciation of the letters С (S) and Ш (Š), /sɛ/ and /ʂɛ/, rather than their traditional literary pronunciations /ɛs/ and /ʂa/.
Descendants edit
- → Ingrian: SŠA
Ukrainian edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
США • (SŠA) m inan pl (indeclinable)
- Initialism of Сполу́чені Шта́ти Аме́рики (Spolúčeni Štáty Améryky).: USA (a country in North America)